Item 197 #1h

Item 197 #1h

(This amendment and other companion amendments move the proposed new financial aid funding for fiscal year 2018 into the State Council of Education for Virginia. The distribution of these financial aid funds will be recommended prior to the 2018 Session by the Joint Subcommittee on the Future Competitiveness of Virginia Higher Education as part of its financial aid reform review.)

A. Out of this appropriation, $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year from the general fund, shall be provided to support public-private sector partnerships in order to maximize the number of newly licensed nurses and increase the supply of nursing faculty.

B. The appropriation for the fund source Higher Education Operating in this Item shall be considered a sum sufficient appropriation, which is an estimate of the revenue collected to meet student financial aid needs, under the terms of the management agreement between the university and the Commonwealth as set forth in Chapters 933 and 943 of the 2006 Acts of Assembly.